Worker Info Exchange
@WorkerInfoX
Demanding transparency and accountability from platforms on algorithmic practices and worker rights violations
EXPOSED: How the gig economy public data deficit conceals nearly £2 billion in yearly wage theft, blatant disregard for worker and public safety, and rampant growth in emissions. Read our full report, Dying for Data🔽 workerinfoexchange.org/public-data-sh…
Uber was the original bad boy of the gig economy. Is it slipping? Researchers from Oxford University analysed data from 1.5 million trips and found that “dynamic pricing” boosts Uber’s profits but drivers and passengers lose out. Full story 👇 itv.com/news/2025-06-1…
Uber's 'dynamic pricing' slashes driver wages, study finds morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ubers-…
Well, they would say that wouldn't they. Why doesn't Uber prove it by allowing publication of all journey data in the UK just as they must in New York, LA Chicago? taxi-point.co.uk/post/uber-reje…
New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-resea…
🧵 It's Saturday night in Ballymena and app delivery workers have barely worked since last Monday. While Uber, Deliveroo and Just Eat are online and so expose their minority workforce to risk of violence, most of the merchants have switched off. 1/
Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland gofundme.com/f/help-us-supp…
🧵 Besides unacceptable job losses, Uber driverless vehicles would vastly increase urban congestion and would integrate Uber even further into the state/police intelligence apparatus to become an even bigger threat to civil liberties. 1/ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
"Platform companies call themselves tech firms, but in practice they govern, control and profit from labor they claim not to own, without bearing employer responsibility." phys.org/news/2025-06-m…
Our article "Beyond the ‘Gig Economy’: Towards Variable Experiences of Job Quality in Platform Work" has been published by @WESjnl with Nick Martindale and @BrendanBurchell
Solidarity with Grab and Gojek workers taking action in Indonesia today. reuters.com/business/world…
PLP's Public Law and Technology Conference Afternoon breakout session: ▶️ Regulating the gig economy Secure your place now: lnkd.in/eYsW5ifJ
BREAKING: M&S warns customers their personal data has been taken by cyberattackers thegrocer.co.uk/news/mands-war…
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🧵Uber Q1 results were announced this week - the story is one of decelerating growth, industry consolidation, expansion of autonomy and intensification of worker exploitation. 1/
The event is being hosted by @LeeBarronMP. James Farrar @jamesfarrar, of the Worker Info Exchange @WorkerInfoX, questions the use of the word "gig", adding everyone working in the economy are employees
We’re in parliament today for @IOSH_tweets discussion on gig worker rights in the age of AI. Follow along ⬇️
Today, IOSH is hosting a Westminster discussion on the rights & conditions of gig economy workers. It will focus on ‘Protecting gig workers in the age of AI’ & will bring together MPs, stakeholders & the media, in the Houses of Parliament. Read more: bit.ly/42LeZEF
The socialization of precarity may be forged through the sweat, blood, cramps & anxieties of migrant workers’ daily experiences – but it feeds on the desire for dignity, autonomy & security. Hence its insidious power. Out this International Workers’ Day from @PanosTheodorop6 ↓
Door Dash are bidding to take over Deliveroo. But back in California, Uber is suing them for unfair competition. If even Uber finds Door Dash to be unethical & engaging in unfair competition, what will they do to Europe's many fine independent restaurants? about.doordash.com/en-us/news/ube…
Door Dash offers £2.7bn for Deliveroo. Compare that to the £7.6bn IPO valuation in 2021. Just Eat, FreeNow and Gett all sold recently at huge losses in value. Bolt next? theguardian.com/business/2025/…
